A restaurant fire at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport sent a large plume of smoke into the sky Tuesday afternoon, prompting a quick response from the Houston Fire Department and the relocation of passengers in the immediate area.
Video sent to FOX 26 by a viewer showed firefighters at the airport as a dark cloud rose over the terminal area, making the fire visible well beyond the airport grounds. United Airlines said the blaze was not affecting flights, even as crews dealt with the scene in Terminal C North.
The fire happened inside a restaurant at Bush Airport, also known as IAH, a busy travel hub where even a localized emergency can draw immediate attention. In this case, airport officials moved people nearby as a precaution while the fire sent smoke high enough to be seen across the area.
That is the part that leaves the key question unanswered: what started the restaurant fire in Terminal C North? No further information had been released Tuesday afternoon, leaving the cause and any possible damage still unclear as firefighters remained on the scene.
